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Best Practices for Technical Delivery of Transportation Planning Studies, Canada
iTRANS was chosen by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) to develop a 'best practices' guide of the technical delivery of transportation planning studies in Canada. The study identified best practices in travel demand forecasting, travel surveys and data collection, with specific application to small- and medium-sized communities (population under 250,000). A comprehensive literature review and an online survey of Canadian transportation planning authorities gathered extensive information concerning best practices in transportation models, tools, and data gathering. The guide is practical and applicable for communities of all sizes. This project increased iTRANS' in-depth knowledge of current and innovative transportation planning practices in Canada and around the world. iTRANS presented a workshop at the Fall 2008 TAC Annual Conference to 'roll out' the report, which TAC is to release shortly.
Transit Feasibility Study Recommendations (PEI)
iTRANS Consulting conducted a feasibility study for public transportation services for the Towns of Stratford and Cornwall, on Prince Edward Island, each of which are within commuting distance to the City of Charlottetown. While the City of Charlottetown is served by public transit, there is no public transportation service to or within the cities of Cornwall or Stratford. As part of this study iTRANS:
- Quantified the current latent demand for transit service
- Identified ridership growth strategies to target various markets
- Identified appropriate vehicles and service levels required to meet the demand
- Determined route and service design (hours of operation, route travelways, etc.)
- Identified low-cost methods of service delivery
- Quantified the impact of service in reducing green house gases and emissions
- Developed a Five Year Service Plan that is fiscally responsible
As per the study's recommendation, exactly one year after the completion of the study, in September 2008, the Town of Stratford launched transit service. Prince Edward Island Communities Minister, Carolyn Bertram, stated that this "is an exciting time for the Town of Stratford". She continued to explain that "there are many benefits to public transit, including economic, social and, of course, environmental benefits. By encouraging commuters to take transit, this new system will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and ultimately create a greener, healthier community for us all to enjoy".
Photo courtesy of The Guardian
Carolyn Bertram, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, is joined by MLAs Alan McIsaac and Cynthia Dunsford
Yellowknife Transportation Improvement Study
iTRANS Consulting has been awarded a major Transportation Improvement Study by the City of Yellowknife to provide professional engineering services to the City as part of its Smart Growth Development Plan. The services to be provided by iTRANS under this 15-month study include:
- Data collection (manual traffic counts, ATR, parking inventory, and utilization survey)
- Construction of a travel demand forecasting model in Quick Response System including a telephone origin-demand survey
- Public outreach and the conduct of a design charette
- Traffic signal and sign review
- Truck route analysis
- Parking evaluation
- Transportation improvement plan
- Construction cost estimate
Haldimand & Norfolk Transportation Feasibility Study and Business Plan
iTRANS is conducting a feasibility study and business plan for the residents in the Counties of Haldimand & Norfolk, which has a combined population of 104,670 located in small communities and rural settings over a vast area of 7,500 square kilometers. It is one of the most sparsely populated areas in Southern Ontario with 14 residents per square kilometre. What is clear, regardless of population density, is that residents have inherent needs to travel and few opportunities exist to do so if one does not have access to private transportation. iTRANS will be assessing past local efforts at establishing a coordinated public transportation system, and bringing best practices from our direct experience with similar jurisdictions that were wrestling with similar issues and from experiences elsewhere. The study will culminate with a strategy that best meets community needs in a realistic and fiscally responsible manner. The study is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
iTRANS Consulting is a prominent Public Transportation Planning and Engineering firm that specializes in undertaking feasibility studies for accessible and rural transportation systems across Canada and developing business plans to make them work effectively.
Eastern Municipal District of Rocky View Network Planning
An Innovative Development Framework for the Long Term Roadway Network Planning at Springbank and Area 8 in the Municipal District of Rocky View
Rapid growth in Alberta's economy has resulted in the need to develop an innovative approach aimed at addressing interface issues in planning of roadway network connecting urban and rural communities. In the development of solutions for the long term traffic issues, the Municipal District of Rocky View has charted a new course of action to provide a framework for a sustainable and intensified rural development.
The new concepts are realized through development of a long term transportation network addressing all modes of transportation and using a flexible cross-section system. The created network addresses the local and regional issues reflecting a context sensitive design, using state-of-the-art techniques in planning. The plan forms also a skeleton supporting the intensified development concept.
Durham Region Long Term Transit Strategy Study
iTRANS Consulting has been awarded the Durham Region Long Term Transit Strategy Study by the Region of Durham. As Durham grows to one million people by 2031, Durham Region requires a Long-Term Transit Strategy that will: set the transportation vision for the future of Durham; embrace compact communities; promote sustainable development; protect the natural environment; promote economic vitality and healthy communities; and provide safe, affordable, and efficient transportation for people and goods. iTRANS is pleased to be working with the Region of Durham on this exciting study.
Hamilton Safety Management Program
iTRANS Consulting was awarded a contract by the City of Hamilton in August to develop a Strategic Road Safety Program. This three year assignment combines all safety functional areas and links to the City's asset management investment planning. The services that iTRANS will provide for this project include:
- Bringing City engineering, enforcement, educational, and health services together to form a safety partnership
- Setting safety short- and long-term safety goals and objectives
- Public outreach in support of goals and objectives, and ongoing feedback mechanisms
- Developing a comprehensive road safety strategic plan, including an organizational safety management process
- Network screening and prioritization of key emphasis areas and emphasis area objectives
- Countermeasure selection, costing, effectiveness assessments, and measures of success
- Long-term safety action plan details, urgency and priorities, including City team leads from the different safety partners
- Safety project funding and cost sharing
- Short-, medium-, and long-term investment plans with links to asset management (e.g. engineering, maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction)
- Auditing safety investment outcomes and safety culture adoption over two years
These services compliment and build on the work iTRANS has been doing for other Canadian jurisdictions, and on work we have done in the USA on the Strategic Highway Safety Planning initiative.
"We are very excited about this project and believe the City of Hamilton has set the benchmark for future comprehensive safety management practices. This assignment takes the many safety functional areas and links them into a single and sound business value chain of events design to produce long-term safety investment to achieve their goals. The new process will also integrate safety into asset management." Tyrone Gan, President
"We have a very strong and diverse safety team at iTRANS and this assignment paves the way for our new safety focus of moving from defining and researching traffic safety, to building new sustainable safety business cultures, multi-agency teams, and enabling jurisdictions to implement their safety projects to achieve their long-term goals." Michael Trickey, Vice President
iTRANS & City of Surrey
Over the past year, our Vancouver regional office has had success in developing and strengthening a working relationship with the City of Surrey. Surrey is one of the fastest growing municipalities in BC and is set to catch up with the City of Vancouver population by 2031. iTRANS was originally awarded the 72nd Avenue Corridor Signal Optimization Study helping to develop a relationship with the City by providing strong technical work and maintaining excellent lines of communication. Surrey purchased a copy of iTREC® and which has greatly assisted the work and confidence in the study results. As a result of this budding relationship with the City, iTRANS was recently awarded the 64th Avenue Corridor Signal Optimization Study. The City has also invited iTRANS to partner with them in providing Traffic and Safety Operations Services on an on-going contract basis. iTRANS hopes to continue to be the City's transportation Consultant of Choice. This is a perfect indication of the high caliber of service iTRANS provides its clients, and helps to raise our profile in western Canada.
British Pacific Propertiess
Since its inception, the Vancouver regional office has been working closely with a large private real estate developer, British Pacific Properties Ltd (BPP). Owned by the Guinness family from UK, BPP has played a key role since 1931 in the development of West Vancouver and shaping the mountainside community. West Vancouver is a municipality on the North Shore, with a population approximately 40,000 and one of the wealthiest municipalities in Canada. BPP's most recent project is the planned Rodgers Creek Area, involving iTRANS as an essential contributor to the multi-disciplinary team, moving towards a successful application approval by Council. To date, iTRANS has undertaken the traffic impact study, on-site operational review for Mulgrave School, attended public meetings, presented before Council, and worked with a community technical steering group in the interest of the community. iTRANS' has built a strong foundation for future partnership opportunities with BPP through our strong technical team, innovative problem solving and open communication. We look forward to many more opportunites
GO-by-Bike
iTRANS Consulting is pleased to sponsor the GO-by-Bike project. GO-by-Bike is a green tourism and transportation pilot project encouraging cyclists to take their bikes on the GO Transit to access the network of cycling trails across the GTA. On Sunday, June 1, and every Sunday this summer, cyclists can arrive - with their bikes - at the Ajax GO Station for a great "green day" with plenty of exercise. The paths go from Ajax to Scarborough's Rouge Hill station, where cyclists can hop the GO back to the city to avoid busy roads - their only option when waterfront paths cut off for a long stretch of suburb.
To date, there has been excellent media coverage of GO-by-Bike, including GO News newsletters on trains and in stations (pg 6 & 7 http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/publications/GONews_spring_08_web.pdf) and the Globe & Mail Toronto edition (May 17) in print and national news online: Cyclists get in gear and First, ride the rails. At the project launch on May 28, a Media Conference brought travelers from Union Station to Ajax and back for the Media and Partners Lunch, including the Minister of Health Promotions (Scarborough), Margaret Best and Minister of the Environment, John Gerretsen.
You can read more about the project, learn about participation, sponsorships and other media coverage on the GO-by-Bike website: www.GO-by-Bike.ca
iTRANS Study results in National CUTA Award
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, was recently awarded with the 2008 National CUTA Award for Exceptional Performance/ Outstanding Achievement for their Transit Master Plan. iTRANS was retained by the RM of Wood Buffalo for recommendations which were widely accepted and implemented in their Transit Master Plan. The study was completed in 2007, both on time and within budget. These effort resulted in iTRANS winning a first ever 3-year transit retainer to assist Wood Buffalo in implementing the additional recommendations of the Transit Master Plan, including the functional design and location study for a downtown bus terminal. iTRANS wishes to congratulate to all parties involved in this achievement.
| REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOOD BUFFALO - WOOD BUFFALO TRANSIT - SERVICES RESTRUCTURING AND IMPROVEMENTS | ||
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The urban transit system within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo faced unique challenges. The Oil Sands boom created a backlog of infrastructure needs, the gridlock was prevalent, the fleet was aged and the buses were behind schedule. As the public of Wood Buffalo was not happy, there was a need to create a transit culture overnight and completely revamp theservice during the coldest months of the year. Wood Buffalo Transit was faced with a 'no choice' situation to implement the change before any formal approval. A Transit User Group was established and the system was compelled to focus on service over fare |
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| revenues. The gamble paid off. The Council listened and took action. A more simplified and direct service with fewer routes and newer fleet was implemented. A performance-based contractor agreement was drawn up and customer service became a priority. Ridership decline reversed virtually overnight. | ||
| Details can be viewed at: http://www.cutaactu.ca/sites/cutaactu.ca/files/Corporate%20Award%20Eng%20Final_0.pdf | ||
Brampton TTMP
iTRANS Consulting has been retained by the City of Brampton to carry out the Brampton Transit and Transportation Master Plan (TTMP) Study Update. The City approved its TTMP in the fall of 2004, which envisioned the integration of all modes and elements of transportation to provide a "Balanced Transportation System". Building on the transportation vision and strategy that was developed in the 2004 TTMP, this study will update and prepare recommendations in keeping with the sustainable transportation principles and develop an integrated transportation network required to support Brampton's growth up to 2031, as well as accommodate provincial and regional planning goals. The TTMP Sustainable Update will form a part of the overall Growth Plan conformity exercise and provide the basis for revisions / input to the transportation components of the Brampton Official Plan in the context of recent provincial policies.
The first PIC for this project will be held on Tuesday, September 23 at the City Hall Atrium (see attached PDF).
First Public Information Centre held for the Brampton TTMP Study Update
The first Public Information Centre (PIC) for this project, co-hosted by the City staff and the iTRANS team, was recently heldduring the evening of Tuesday, September 23, 2008 in the Brampton City Hall Atrium. The high quality graphics and easy to interpret information display boards were well received and helped to encourage input from the public and other stakeholders throughout the evening. The PIC provided an opportunity to introduce and receive feedback regarding the study's purpose, the problem and issues that need to be addressed, as well as strategic alternatives that could be implemented to address the issues. Public consultation is a key element of the study and will continue through the duration of the project.
More information on this PIC is available at http://www.brampton.ca/GrowthPlanResponse/
Vaughan OPA 620 Proposed East-West Collector Road Class EA
The City of Vaughan retained iTRANS Consulting for a Class Environmental Assessment Study to assess the implementation of the Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 620 Proposed East-West Collector Road. The proposed road will provide an east-west connection between Jane Street and Keele Street, north of Steeles Avenue and south of the CN Rail York Subdivision in the City of Vaughan. The study area is presented on the key map below.
This study is being carried out under the guidelines for a Schedule 'C' project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (October 2000, as amended in 2007).
The first public information centre (PIC) was held on June 17, the purpose of which was to introduce the study, to present the consultation process, the need and justification for the project, including existing conditions, alternative planning solutions, next steps, and to gain public input. A second PIC will be scheduled to present the findings and receive additional public input. Upon completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report will be available for public review and comment for a minimum 30-day public review period.
Red Deer Transit Feasibility Study
A recent article in the Red Deer Express outlined details of a meeting with iTRANS and Red Deer County Council on June 10, 2008. iTRANS presented our Transit Feasibility Study, which was very well received by Council, and made a point of complimenting iTRANS' efforts in putting together a very comprehensive report and hitting all the marks necessary for them to make a decision. As a result, iTRANS has been retained to continue our work and to assist in the next steps identified in our report. Red Deer Transit was also very receptive to our report. A sample of the Red Deer Express article follows:
Transit to Gasoline Alley a step closer
06/11/08
BY ERIN FAWCETT
Red Deer Express
efawcett@reddeer.greatwest.ca
309-5457Public transit is a definite need in Red Deer County.
County council heard this statement yesterday as they listened to the final report of the Public Transportation Feasibility Study.
"The study is essentially saying there is a need for Red Deer residents to access businesses and places of employment in Gasoline Alley and there is a need for rural residents to access medical services and shopping facilities in Red Deer city and Gasoline Alley," said Wally Beck, vice presidents of iTRANS Consulting Inc., the company hired to conduct the County's Public Transportation Feasibility Study.
Beck told council that 90% of the people who work in Gasoline Alley live in the City of Red Deer.
"There is an immediate demand for public transit in Gasoline Alley," said Beck.
Work on the Public Transportation Feasibility Study got underway last year.
Beck consulted with stakeholders, developed policy framework and short listed service concepts as part of the study.
He discovered some key issues with people he talked to included quality of life, access to medical services, employment and to transit stops.
"There are two different markets out there. One market is the workers and the shoppers wanting to get to and from Gasoline Alley regardless whether they are from Red Deer city or the County," he said.
"The other market is the ones in the rural area that have to access medical services and leisure activities to address quality of life, et cetera."
Beck came up with two options for integrating transit into Red Deer County.
Option one included a transit service running on an hourly basis from Bower Mall, south to Gasoline Alley, over to Springbrook and back to Bower Mall.
Option two included an hourly service running from Bower Mall to Gasoline Alley and back.
"With both of these options we looked at integrating with Red Deer Transit," said Beck.
Two service levels were also studied.
The first service level would see transit running six days a week.
The scheduled service would run Monday to Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. with no service on Sundays and holidays.
The second level would see scheduled transit service run seven days a week.
Mayor Earl Kinsella suggested tabling the report in order to discuss it further with council and other County departments.
"Now that we have all the information in front of us, I would like to discuss this further," he said.
If council approves the study, the next steps would be to look for external funding to implement transit service, purchase the necessary vehicles, negotiate an agreement with the city and determine the best method for service delivery.
It is expected transit service will begin in Red Deer County sometime next year.
Cycling Master Plan and Implementation Strategy - City of Mississauga
iTRANS Consulting was retained by the City of Mississauga for their Master Plan Study and Implementation strategy, in anticipation of expanding the existing cycling network by integrating and connecting existing and proposed routes. The planning process shall include several public engagement sessions with hands-on workshops. The Plan will also include use of the Bicycle Compatibility Index to provide detailed assessments for key on-road cycling routes, as well as best practices research for construction and maintenance of cycling facilities. In addition, the Plan will provide an implementation strategy to develop a comprehensive network through several different funding sources, and opportunities through concurrent construction / development projects. You can read more about this ongoing project at:
http://mississauga.com/article/14000
Engineering Services Retainer - Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
iTRANS Consulting was awarded a three year retainer contract to provide professional engineering services on a "call-in" basis for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB). The potential scope of work may include issues related to new development, traffic impact assessment, studies, technical support for engineering projects, support for operational and project management, report writing, defining scope and RFP development, on-call support to the office of the Director of Public Services, specific municipal engineering services, emergency services, construction oversight and inspection, etc.
This award brings exciting prospects to iTRANS, generating diversified and interesting work across all our areas of transportation specialization.
Round Table Workshop - Town of Richmond Hill
The Town of Richmond Hill invited iTRANS Consulting to participate in a roundtable workshop to aid in developing a new transportation vision for the community. The workshop stemmed from the People Plan project and involved 20 participants, including representatives from Town Council, staff, business representatives, and key stakeholders. People Plan Richmond Hill is a project that considers the needs of the community and will result in two important documents - an updated Strategic Plan, which focuses on the goals and aspirations of the residents of Richmond Hill and a new Official Plan, which describes land-use policies, such as new housing, businesses, schools, etc.
Further information on People Plan is available on their website:
http://www.town.richmond-hill.on.ca/subpage.asp?pageid=people_plan_richmond_hill
We are delighted to be working closely with the Town's staff and Council on this important initiative.
Rocky View Southeast Industrial Growth Corridor
The Municipal District of Rocky View retained iTRANS to provide transportation planning for their southeast industrial growth corridor, specifically the identification of a future transportation network that will facilitate the growth of this corridor. The study area of approximately 12,000 acres is bound by the City of Calgary to the west, Highway 791 to the east, the Town of Chestermere and Township Road 241 to the north, and Township Road 233 to the south. The work program includes confirmation of expected land uses and densities, roadway classifications, functional alignment designs, conceptual intersectional layouts, access management, typical cross-sections, and connectivity to existing and future high load corridors and truck routes
Framework for High Quality Data Collection of Urban Goods Movement in Canada (Phase 1)
Trade and economic prosperity depend on the efficient, well-planned movement of goods. However, authorities across Canada recognize that there are many gaps in the data that underpin planning efforts, despite some notable innovations. These data range from commodity flows, to cargo origin-destination characteristics and vehicle counts. The issue impacts urban goods movement - mainly trucks, but also couriers and commercial activities - as well as inter-urban modes (air, rail, marine, and pipeline), whose urban terminals generate local trips. To this end, the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) engaged iTRANS to identify the requirements for urban goods movement data, and to develop a framework for analyzing these needs.
In Phase 1 of the study, iTRANS reviewed international 'best practices', assessed existing data sources, identified new data requirements, and developed comprehensive user questionnaires and sampling methods for application throughout Canadian urban areas of different sizes. The resultant Phase 1 study report provides a compendium of data sources and 'best practices' that practitioners can use today, and is available at the TAC website (www.tac-atc.ca). Phase 2, which is to be conducted in 2008, administers the survey, and will complete the framework.
Six Points Interchange Study receives Council approval
The City of Toronto recently approved the recommendations of the Six Points Interchange Environmental Assessment Study by iTRANS. The study recommended the complete reconfiguration of a grade-separated interchange originally built in the early 1960s in the midst of a growing urban centre to an urban street network to support the development of Etobicoke Centre, one of the major development nodes in the City of Toronto. Key aspects of the project included simplifying the road network to free up for other uses, providing a pedestrian-friendly network, improving cyclist connections, and supporting public transit.
FHWA Quarterly Webconference
iTRANS Consulting presented our work on the development of the Issue Briefs and Desktop Reference on the topic of Crash Reduction Factors for Countermeasures at a web conference sponsored by FHWA. With over 117 participations listening in, iTRANS provided federal, state, and local department of transportation engineers in the USA with the latest crash reduction factors from the Toolbox of Countermeasures.
Kingston Streetcar Extension
iTRANS (on behalf of the City of Toronto and TTC) are proceeding with a study to identify potential transit improvements along the Kinston Road Corridor. The study will investigate how to best improve transit service along Kingston Road, between Victoria Park and Eglinton Avenue East. It will also look at ways of integrating existing streetcar service along Kingston Road with other transit services in the area. This 16-km long project is the first project in Ontario following the new Transit Class EA process. Our first set of public open houses is underway.
Link to the project: http://www.toronto.ca/involved/projects/kingston_road_ea/index.htm
Transport Canada - Transit Research & Best Practices
Transport Canada recently awarded iTRANS a study to assess and improve upon methods for measuring transit passenger-kilometres (PKMs). This statistic is important in helping transit authorities analyze their system's effectiveness. The data can also be used to measure the impact of transit service initiatives on reductions in greenhouse gases and emissions. The key objective of the work is to:
- Assess the possibility of obtaining a reasonably accurate and repeatable estimate of total transit PKMs in Canada, and providing multiple options with varying levels of effort regarding this estimation.
- Assess the current state and quality of existing data and methods regarding both passengers and PKM datasets.
- Assess the accuracy and repeatability of each of the methods used.
- Estimate the overall costs and benefits of each of the proposed methods.
- Assess the level of interest among related organizations in the development of PKM data for public transit in Canada.
iTRANS is directing this research, which is expected to have wide application among Canadian transit properties. The study is the latest in a series of leading-edge research studies conducted by iTRANS for Transport Canada. Previous studies have analyzed ways to quantify different types of congestion and its costs, best practices in transit performance measures, and ways to quantify sustainable transportation impacts.
ESTIMATING TOLL ROAD DEMAND AND REVENUE
Transportation Research Board's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Syntheses 364: Estimating Toll Road Demand and Revenue examines the state of the practice for forecasting demand and revenues for toll roads in the United States. The report explores the models that are used to forecast the demand for travel and the application of these models to project revenues as a function of demand estimates.
Britannia Road ESR approved by the Minister of the Environment
iTRANS has been leading this Environmental Assessment for over 5 years. The Environmental Study Report was filed in October 2005, and Part II was requested by a member of the Sierra Club due to air quality concerns in December 2005. As part of the Part II process, iTRANS conducted an extensive air quality assessment with SENES, and were also required to consult with native and aboriginal groups and agencies. Our final analysis was submitted to the Minister of the Environment in April 2007, and was approved by the Minister without conditions.
Federal Highway Administration - Complete Desktop Reference Manual & Issue Briefs
iTRANS recently completed a large effort for Federal Highway Administration which resulted in a Complete Desktop Reference manual, as well as Issue Briefs on Traffic Signals, Pedestrians, Intersections, and Roadway Departures. This project was an effort by FHWA / ITE to have a centralized source of the good, the bad, and the ugly about safety effects.
National Academies - Highway Safety Manual
iTRANS' Safety Team recently completed a ground-breaking project for the National Academies in the United States (NCHRP Project 17-27), in developing Chapters 2 through 7 of the First Edition of a Highway Safety Manual. There is a huge effort in the United States to develop the First Edition of this Manual - the first of its kind in the world. The Highway Safety Manual (HSM) is intended to be a companion to the Highway Capacity Manual, and to really quantify the safety effects of various design and operational decisions that transportation professionals make every day.
Grande Prairie Transit Master Plan & Integrated Student Transportation Plan
An iTRANS first ~ Recently awarded the Grande Prairie 2007 Transit Master Plan & Integrated Student Transportation Plan, which is a 10-year Transit service strategy that will also assess the transition of high school students traveling by yellow school buses to travel to school by public transit, where feasible. It will be one of our largest Transit consulting assignments to date. We will have two clients - the City and two School Boards. Normally, these two service providers develop plans independently or make a nominal effort to coordinate their services, which are funded in two different budgets (transit and school board transportation) but paid for by municipal taxpayers. iTRANS lent their insight and municipal experience to determine that a single taxpayer pays for both assignments, and as such, operating 'silos' should be removed. This is, therefore, a study first. The study also entrenches iTRANS more for studies in Alberta, especially the northern Alberta Oil Sands areas, and opens the door to other school board studies - a new opportunity for us.
Jane Street LRT
iTRANS Consulting is a key member of a team led by Hatch Mott MacDonald that has been retained by the Toronto Transit Commission to carry out the Jane Street Light-Rail Transit (LRT) environmental assessment study. The 14.5 km long Jane Street corridor is one of seven corridors that are part of the Toronto Transit City Plan, which is premised on developing a network of electric light-rail transit lines. This new network reaches all across Toronto, and connects with the existing and planned rapid transit routes. The plan includes a total of 120 km of new LRT service over the entire city. Building on the vision of the Transit City Plan, the Jane Street LRT study will review the feasibility of implementing LRT on Jane Street from the Bloor Subway to the future Spadina Subway extension at Steeles Avenue.